Godzilla, King of the Monsters! is a 1956 kaiju film directed by Terry O. Morse and Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. It is a heavily re-edited American localization, or "Americanization", of the 1954 Japanese film Godzilla. The film was a Japanese-American co-production, with the original footage produced by Toho Co., Ltd., and the new footage produced by Jewell Enterprises. The film stars Raymond Burr, Takashi Shimura, Momoko Kōchi, Akira Takarada, and Akihiko Hirata, with Haruo Nakajima and Katsumi Tezuka as Godzilla. In the film, an American reporter covers a giant reptilian monster's attack on Japan.
Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956)
Directed by Ishirô Honda / Terry O. Morse
Genres - Action-Adventure, Drama, Horror, Science Fiction |
Sub-Genres - Kaiju |
Release Date - Apr 27, 1956 |
Run Time - 81 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Movie Info
Budget
$650,000
Themes
Tags
Giant Monster, Japan, Kaiju, Reporter, Supernatural/Monsters, Tokyo, Tokyo Japan
Attributes
Narrative Location: Tokyo
Subject: kaiju, monster movies
Subject: kaiju, monster movies
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Alternate Titles
Godzilla
AT, BE, CA, FR, IT, US
Godzilla - Das Original
DE
Godzilla 3 - Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
US
Godzilla King of the Monsters
AU
Godzilla the Sea Beast
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Godzilla, King of the Monsters!
GB, US
Godzilla, König der Monster
DE
Godzilla, le Monstre de L'Océan Pacifique
FR
Godzilla, O Monstro do Mar
BR
Godzilla, rey de los monstruos
AR
Godzilla, the Monster of the Pacific Ocean
FR
Godzilla, The Sea Monster
US
Godzilla: King of the Monsters!
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Godzilla: Król potworów
PL
Godzilla: O Rei dos Monstros
BR
Kaijû-ô Gojira
JP
Monster King Godzilla
JP
O Monstro do Oceano Pacífico
PT
Prebudená skáza
SK
Probuzená zkáza
CZ
Γκοτζίλα, ο βασιλιάς των τεράτων!
GR
Γκοτζίλα: Το Τέρας του Αιώνος
GR
Годзила, кралят на чудовищата!
BG
Ґодзілла, король монстрів!
UA
怪獣王ゴジラ
JP